A Dynamic Approach to Federal Cybersecurity

Gone are the days when cyber security is the sole preserve of specialists. Protecting sensitive information impacts our society from Main Street to Middle America – from people shopping in a store downtown or on the web, to the doctor utilizing digital devices to diagnose a patient, or to the collaboration occurring with an overseas colleague on a research and development project. We must all work together, in both the public and the private sector, to ensure that our computers and networks are secure against cyber threats.

[Schmidt is the Special Assistant to the President and the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator]